MTV’s Top 100 of 1985, a look back (Part 7)
The next section of the MTV’s Top 100 of 1985 might be the best. There are a couple stinkers here (including one that’s absolutely horrendous) but they’re more than outshined by the bangers, the classics, the timeless tunes that have held up better than most of the songs that have preceded them on this list. We were in the big leagues already, but now we’re reaching the all-star game. Nearly every song from this point on is on a “Best of the 80s” playlist or CD somewhere.
There’s also a song by The Firm but hey they can’t all be winners.
MTV’s Top 100 of 1985, a look back (Part 6)
We’ve crossed the halfway point in the countdown. From this point on, nearly all the names are recognizable and the songs still remembered to this day (with a couple very notable exceptions). One-hit wonders and flashes in the pan still make their appearances, but only with massive hits that chart among the biggest of the decade. We’ve moved past semi-hits like “Obsession” by Animotion. We’re in the big leagues now. The stars are megastars, the failures are megafailures, the great songs are fantastic, and the bad songs are absolutely horrible.
A response to lies and nonsense said by Doug TenNapel
Doug TenNapel (creator of Earthworm Jim and other mediocre-to-bad video games) and Ethan Nicolle (who cares) are mad at me. I wrote a blog post and a twitter thread about their hateful little podcast with Mike Nelson, and Mike bailed on them. I also wrote some more Twitter threads highlighting the shitty things they say about Black Lives Matter, wearing masks, women, gay people, minorities, you name it. I suggest you read all of them.
How do I know they’re mad at me? Because they returned to their silly little podcast this week, and dedicated a good amount of it to me and the fallout I caused.
A lot of it is just rambling whiny bullshit about being canceled (also known as “facing consequences for doing bad things”.) But occasionally they attack me directly, often under false pretenses. I would like to take this time to address those accusations.
They can keep lying about me. I can keep telling the truth about them.
MTV’s Top 100 of 1985, a look back (Part 5)
Now at the halfway point of the Top 100, we come to what might be its most drastically fragmented section yet. Synthpop, 80s rock, 70s leftovers, bubblegum pop, bar rock, all that and more. It’s really a testament to just how many sounds were fighting for dominance at the time, with synthpop beginning to fall from cultural relevance, hair metal not yet finding its audience, and Michael Jackson taking the year off, it seemed that anyone and everyone could score a hit, genre be damned. While not all of the tracks here have aged well (or were even all that great at the time) they certainly get points for diversity, another reason why 1985 was so great for music.